Valdes, Guadalupe,

Learning and not learning English : Latino students in American schools / [print] Guadalupe Valdes. - New York: Teachers College Press, (c)2001. - xiv, 177 pages ; 24 cm. - Multicultural education series . - Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.) .



Introduction : immigrant children in schools -- Impetus for the study -- The study itself -- 1. Immigrant children and the teaching of English -- The national challenge : educating English-language learners -- The acquisition of English in classroom settings -- 2. The town, the school, and the students -- New immigrants in Mission Vista -- The school -- The ESL program at Garden Middle School -- The ESL teachers at Garden Middle School -- Challenges and realities -- 3. Teaching English at Garden Middle School -- Mrs. Gordon's ESL classroom -- A new teacher -- Mrs. Gordon's return -- 4. Lilian -- In the classroom -- Starting out -- Access to English at school -- Sheltered classes -- Joining a gang -- English at the end of the first year -- The second year : the ESL program at Crenshaw School -- Lilian after 2 years -- 5. Elisa -- In the classroom -- Starting out -- Access to English at school -- Sheltered classes -- Access to the English-speaking world -- English at the end of the first year -- The second year at Garden Middle School -- Planning for high school -- 6. Manolo -- In the classroom -- Access to English at school -- Sheltered classes -- Access to the English-speaking world -- English at the end of the first year -- The second year at Garden School -- The transfer to J.F.K. Middle School -- Manolo at J.F.K. -- The ESL class at J.F.K. -- The teaching of other subject matter at J.F.K. -- Progress made by Manolo at J.F.K. -- Progress at the end of 2 years -- 7. Bernardo -- In the classroom -- Starting out -- Access to English at school -- Sheltered classes -- English at the end of the first year -- The second year at Garden Middle School -- English at the end of the second year -- Looking toward the future -- 8. Learning and not learning English -- Implications for policy and practice -- Effective schooling for immigrant students -- The politics of teaching English -- Toward a critical pedagogy in ESL -- Final words.



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English language--Study and teaching--Spanish speakers.
English language--Study and teaching--United States.
Hispanic Americans--Education.
Bilingualism--United States.

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